Chapter 108

• Leo leaned forward, hugging me. It was supposed to be an exciting moment—a moment of pure joy, finding out I was pregnant, that we were going to start a family. But instead, the weight of the attack hung over us, and a sense of dread had settled in the pit of my stomach. I could feel Leo’s tension in the way his arms tightened around me, his unspoken fears matching mine.
• “I thought we were past this,” he murmured, his breath warm against my neck. “After everything we’ve been through, I thought we were finally safe.”
• I closed my eyes, resting my forehead against his shoulder. “I did too. But there’s always someone lurking in the shadows, waiting for the right moment to strike.”